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Loma del Rio Ruins

Loma del Rio Ruins from directly overhead

Loma del Rio Ruins is a historic site in Arizona, at a modelled elevation of 373 m. East End stands 1,240 m to the north-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Moeur Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Apache Trail Historic Road passes 22 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.43740, -111.93913

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Moeur Park: 0.2 mi
  • Tempe Town Lake North Beach - Boat Beach: 0.2 mi
  • Papago Park-Tempe: 0.3 mi
  • Papago Park - Tempe: 0.3 mi
  • Tempe Park: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • Tree of Life: 0.4 mi
  • A: 0.7 mi
  • A: 0.7 mi
  • A: 0.7 mi
  • 2nd A: 0.8 mi
Attractions
  • Sculpture Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Baboon: 0.8 mi
  • Mandrill: 0.8 mi
  • Desert Tents: 0.8 mi
  • Monarch Waystation: 0.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums: 41
Picnic sites: 32
Nature reserves: 19
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 1
  • Illinois: 8.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mountain Spring: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Loma del Rio Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
East EndNNE 25°1,240 m18.6 mi
McDowell PeakNNE 24°1,230 m16.9 mi
Thompson PeakNNE 27°1,214 m16.1 mi
Tom's ThumbNNE 23°1,196 m18.4 mi
Drinkwater PeakNNE 23°1,192 m16.8 mi
Sunrise PeakNE 37°935 m15.0 mi
Usery MountainENE 76°905 m17.7 mi
Peak 2933ENE 77°894 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:3218:0718:40
June solstice05:1919:0519:41
September equinox06:1717:5318:26
December solstice07:2916:4717:25

Local time (America/Phoenix).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F555763697785919085746254
Precip in1.01.11.00.20.20.11.01.30.70.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tempe ASU, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/288087975

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